Text Area Help

dc1pop · 05-29-2006, 03:25 PM

I have a text area section on my website i would like to create a button called "select all" this will then select the code within the given textarea.

Ive tried to do a few searchs on google but cant find the code Ive seen it done on some sites so it must be doable

Thanks for any help!

Regards,
Darren

Dan · 05-29-2006, 03:38 PM

Give the textarea an id (<textarea id="text"></textarea>)

And do
<input type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('text').select(); " value="select text" />

dc1pop · 05-29-2006, 03:41 PM

Brillant! Great Help! Thanks

**Eric** · 05-29-2006, 03:54 PM

You don't even need to use a button

HTML Code:

<textarea name="bleh" rows="5" cols="40" onClick="this.select();">bleh</textarea>

dc1pop · 05-29-2006, 03:56 PM

hmm well didnt know that

Thanks for the help aswell

05-29-2006, 03:25 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
dc1pop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	Text Area Help I have a text area section on my website i would like to create a button called "select all" this will then select the code within the given textarea. Ive tried to do a few searchs on google but cant find the code Ive seen it done on some sites so it must be doable Thanks for any help! Regards, Darren

05-29-2006, 03:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eric Tech Support Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,944	You don't even need to use a button HTML Code: <textarea name="bleh" rows="5" cols="40" onClick="this.select();">bleh</textarea>

05-29-2006, 03:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dan Buy my domains. Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,792	Give the textarea an id (<textarea id="text"></textarea>) And do <input type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('text').select(); " value="select text" />

05-29-2006, 03:41 PM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
dc1pop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	Brillant! Great Help! Thanks

05-29-2006, 03:56 PM	THREAD STARTER #5 (permalink)
dc1pop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	hmm well didnt know that Thanks for the help aswell

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